Concrete Contractor in Bellevue, WA - Driveways and Patios Built on a Solid Base
Precision Kirkland Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Kirkland, WA, pouring driveways, patios, walks, garage floors and footings for homes in Bellevue, with the ground dug out, packed and drained before any concrete shows up.
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Bellevue houses, lots and the concrete around them
Bellevue gives us nearly every kind of concrete job in one city. There are older ranch and split-level houses on established streets with driveways that have settled and cracked over the years, teardown lots where a new, bigger house went up, and townhomes, apartments and small commercial lots closer to downtown. A lot of the calls here start with a slab that tips water back toward the garage or a walk that's lifted at one end.
We do the same work in Redmond and on Mercer Island, but Bellevue has plenty of sloped lots and long driveways. On that kind of ground, what the slab sits on and where the water goes matter more than the finish on top.
Concrete work we do on Bellevue properties
Concrete driveway building
When an old Bellevue driveway has sunk, cracked across or tipped water toward the garage, we tear it out, rebuild the base and pour a new one.
Concrete patio construction
A patio pitched slightly away from the house keeps rainwater moving away from the foundation, which matters on the sloped backyards we see all over Bellevue.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives the front walk or patio of an updated Bellevue house the look of stone or brick, and we cut joints where the slab needs them.
Concrete sidewalk building
Walks that heaved or settled on older Bellevue lots become trip hazards, so we replace the bad sections on a packed base that holds them level.
Garage floor concrete
A cracked, stained or uneven garage floor in an older Bellevue house can be broken out and repoured, with the slope set so water runs to the door.
Decorative concrete
Colored, exposed-aggregate or scored finishes let a new slab match the stone, brick or siding on your Bellevue house instead of looking like a parking spot.
Concrete retaining walls
On a sloped Bellevue lot, a concrete retaining wall can hold back the hill and make room for a flat yard, patio or parking pad.
Concrete floor installation
When a Bellevue house gets an addition, shop or finished basement, we pour the interior slab flat and level so the flooring goes down clean.
Concrete pool decks
A Bellevue pool deck needs a textured surface that grips wet feet and a pitch that carries splash water away from the pool and the house.
Concrete steps construction
When the steps up to a hillside Bellevue house crack or settle, we rebuild them with even risers and steel inside to hold them together.
Slab foundation building
Garages, sheds and additions on Bellevue lots often sit on a slab foundation, which we pour over a dug-out, packed base so it starts on firm ground.
Foundation installation
When a Bellevue teardown gets a new house or an older house gets an addition, we form and pour the foundation the framing sits on.
Concrete parking lot building
Small Bellevue property owners with a worn lot behind a shop or apartment building can have it rebuilt on a packed base made for daily traffic.
Concrete footings
Footings carry the weight of a deck, a wall or an addition down to firm soil, which matters on the sloped and filled ground of many Bellevue lots.
Foundation raising
When part of an older Bellevue house has dropped and doors stick or cracks keep growing, we find out why it moved before we talk about lifting it.
Concrete cutting
We saw-cut openings, trenches and clean edges in existing Bellevue slabs, so a new door, drain line or patch doesn't mean tearing out the whole thing.
Get a free on-site concrete estimate in Bellevue
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set up a visit. I come out, look at the job with you and write the estimate myself, free and with no obligation.
- Based in
- Kirkland, WA 98033
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
Working in Bellevue: permits, licenses and what moves the price
In Bellevue, permits come from the city's Development Services department, where the building official issues them and inspectors check the work, so when a job needs one, the schedule waits on their review and inspections. Before the city issues a construction permit, the applicant has to show the concrete contractor's Washington State contractor license and Bellevue business license, and any business earning $4,000 or more in the city a year needs that city license, so ask whoever you hire for both. We're licensed and insured, we check which office covers your address before we start, and when your job needs a permit we can file it for you or help you file it, then plan the start around the approval and the inspections.
We're based in Kirkland, so Bellevue is close, and most of the planning here is practical. On a busy street or a steep driveway we work out where the concrete truck parks and whether we need a pump before pour day, because access moves the price along with the tear-out, the base work and the finish. The schedule turns on the permit, if there is one, and on the weather for pour day, and the written estimate I send after the visit is where you get your own number.
Older slabs and sloped lots in Bellevue
A lot of the driveways, patios and walks on older Bellevue houses were poured on a thin, raked base, and over the years they've settled, cracked and started sending water toward the house. We break them out, dig down to firm ground, pack new base in layers and set the slope so water runs away from your foundation. That's the heart of flatwork, the driveways, patios, walks and garage floors we're best known for. If the budget's tight, I'd rather you pick a plain broom finish, the light texture dragged across the top for grip, over a good base than the other way around, because a fancy surface on a bad base cracks just the same.
Hillside lots and teardown rebuilds bring steps, retaining walls, footings and driveways that climb, and the water coming down from above has to be planned for. We look at where the runoff goes before we set a single form, and we add rebar, the steel bars laid inside the concrete to hold it together, where the slope or the load calls for it.
How a concrete job runs when you call us in Bellevue
Here's how it goes from your first call to the walk-through at the end, so you know who you'll see and when.
Call or send the form
Call (425) 285-8195 or fill out the form with your address and what's wrong with the old slab. We set a time for me to come out, and photos of the cracks or puddles help.
I come out and look
I walk the site with you, check the slope, the drainage and which city or county office covers your address. Then I send a written estimate, so you see the number before anything starts.
We prep, pour and finish
If the job needs a permit, the start waits on the city's review, then our crew digs out, packs the base and sets the forms before the concrete arrives. I'm on site with the crew when we pour and finish it.
Walk the finished job together
We walk the job with you at the end and go over how long to keep feet and cars off it. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
Questions about hiring a concrete contractor in Bellevue
Do I need a permit to replace a concrete driveway or patio in Bellevue?
Bellevue's permit guidance doesn't name driveway or patio replacement, so we check your address with the city before we start instead of guessing. City code requires a permit before anyone builds, alters or repairs a structure, and the city's list of work that needs a permit also covers landscaping that digs out or fills a lot of ground. If yours needs one, we file it or help you file it, as above.
Does a concrete retaining wall need a permit in Bellevue?
Yes, once it's past the height in the city's guidance, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, or any time it holds back extra load such as a driveway or parked cars above it. Those are the walls where the footing, the steel and the drainage behind the wall matter most, so I look at the slope and what sits above it on the estimate visit.
How do I find out if my Bellevue lot has wetlands or steep slopes?
The city's Map Viewer has map layers for wetlands, property information and more, and it's the quickest place to look up your lot. City guidance says landscaping work on a property with critical areas, like steep slopes, wetlands or streams, needs a permit, and going past certain limits can bring in state environmental review. If your lot shows any of those, tell me when you call so we plan for it.
What causes concrete driveways to crack and sink in Bellevue?
Most cracking and sinking starts under the slab, when the subgrade, the soil and gravel it sits on, was raked level instead of dug out and packed, or when water runs underneath and washes it out. Cracks in random spots usually mean the control joints, the grooves cut so the slab cracks along a line we choose, went in late or not at all. Concrete does crack, so the honest goal is a solid base and joints cut on time, so the cracks land where they're supposed to.
How long do I have to stay off a new concrete driveway?
You can walk on it well before you can drive on it, and I'll tell you when each is safe for your pour. Concrete keeps hardening for weeks as it cures, the slow chemical set that gives it its strength, so keeping the car off until it's ready is the cheapest protection you'll get on this job.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Bellevue?
The price comes down to the size, the tear-out, the base work, the slope and the finish, and you get your own number in the written estimate after I've seen it. Steep Bellevue driveways usually cost more because they take more forming, more care on pour day and more thought about drainage. A plain broom finish costs less than stamped or colored concrete.
Kirkland, WA
Get your Bellevue concrete job on the calendar
Call (425) 285-8195 or send the form now, because when a permit is involved, an early estimate lets the city's review run before the date you want the slab poured.